Despite being offered a huge sum of money to come onboard, Catherine Hardwicke decided not to direct [movie id="369195"]"Twilight"[/movie] sequel [movie id="414921"]"New Moon."[/movie] The director told Entertainment Weekly that she didn't want to make the film under the deadline and budget restraints that would have been placed on her for the follow-up, reports the Associated Press.

She recalls being at dinner with "Twilight" stars [movieperson id="262629"]Kristen Stewart[/movieperson] and [movieperson id="365131"]Robert Pattinson[/movieperson] in Paris when she got the call from Summit Entertainment, which offered her "more money than I or anyone in my family has ever seen."

But, she added that with the payday came tight budget restraints and deadlines. "I was devastated," said Hardwick, who will release her book "Twilight: Director's Notebook" in March. "I really did feel a strong connection to the people around the world that liked the movie, and to Stephenie and the actors. But I just didn't think I could make a good movie under those circumstances."

A spokesperson for Summit Entertainment had no comment about the report. "New Moon," which is due out on November 20, will now be directed by "Golden Compass" director Chris Weitz, and both Pattinson and Stewart will reprise their roles as lovestruck Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.

And in a scenario that would surely fulfill many a fan dream, the Jonas Brothers have recently shown interest in having a part on the "New Moon" soundtrack. "The movie was obviously a huge success, and if they asked us to be a part of [the sequel], that would be great," Nick Jonas told MTV News. "That would be really cool," agreed Joe and Kevin about the prospect.